Owner and Operator of Dungeon-Like Death Trap Settle for $3.2M
The owner and operator of a warren of illegally constructed rental units discovered in the basement of the Clean Wash Center building at 4680-4690 Mission Street, on the border of…
Complaints Related to Illegal Airbnb-Ing in S.F. Cut in Half
While the number of complaints related to illegal short-term rental activity in San Francisco hasn’t dropped to zero following the implementation of the City’s new short-term rental law (which restricts…
Asking Rents Tick up in San Francisco, Slip in Oakland
Having ended last year lower than where they started, asking rents for apartments in San Francisco have ticked up around 3 percent since the beginning of the year, roughly half…
The Economics of a Rincon Hill Condo and Reality Check Redux
As we originally outlined back in the third quarter of 2015: Purchased for $700,000 in 2012, or roughly $1,150 per square foot, the one-bedroom One Rincon Hill condo #4404 was…
Big SoMa Project Slated for Approval (And to Break Ground)
The newly refined plans for a 371-unit development to rise up to seven stories in height on Harrison Street, upon the Western SoMa parcel currently occupied by the German Motors…
Initiative to Establish a Community Housing Program (and Tax) in SF
The paperwork for a proposed ballot measure to establish a new “Community Housing Program” and parcel tax in San Francisco has just been filed with the Department of Elections. If…
More Dorms for Developers in Western SoMa as Proposed
With 200 mini apartments rising on the 333 12th Street parcel to the left, and the ground having been broken for 136 units to rise on the 1532 Harrison Street…
San Francisco and Oakland Rents Inch up but Remain below Peak
Having ended last year lower than where they started, asking rents for apartments in San Francisco have inched up around one (1) percent over the past two months, in part…
Eviction Notices Drop in San Francisco with a Notable Exception
The number of eviction notices filed with San Francisco’s Rent Board dropped 12 percent over the past year, from 1,881 to 1,657. But there was one category in which there…
Penthouse in Palo Alto Priced at $34K a Month
Built on a former Downtown Palo Alto parking lot and finished in 2016, the 5,165-square-foot penthouse atop the four-story Foundation Capital building at 550 High Street is now seeking a…